Louis Ridout (born 24 January 1990) is an English international indoor and outdoor bowls player. He reached a career high ranking of world number 17 in August 2024.[1]

Bowls career

In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2]

In 2016 he won the National title in the Pairs with Sam Tolchard.[3] The bowler who represents Devon[4] represented England during the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

He was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[5] where he claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with David Bolt, Jamie Chestney and Sam Tolchard.[6][7]

He was crowned National singles champion in August 2018 after defeating Andrew Squire 21–16 in the final.[8] He subsequently became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships the following year.[9] He bowls for Kings BC, who have won the Top Club championship four years running from 2016 to 2019.[10]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[11] The team of Ridout, Nick Brett and Jamie Chestney won the triples gold medal and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal.[12]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[13] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[14][15] In the triples with Nick Brett and Jamie Walker, he won the bronze medal.

References

  1. ^ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  2. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "News: Tolchard takes double titles". Bowls International.
  4. ^ "BOWLS: Incomer Louis Ridout has outdoors Devon target after winning Planet Bowls title indoors". Torquay Herald Express.
  5. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  6. ^ "Fours results". CG2018.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  8. ^ "Latest News". Bowls England.
  9. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  10. ^ "KINGS SECURE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE MEN'S TOP CLUB TITLE". Bowls England.
  11. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  13. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  15. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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